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Performance measures

Reporting Focus Points for Human Trafficking Housing Grantees

October 2024
This recorded webinar is for Human Trafficking housing grantees funded by OVC in FY 2020 and forward. It provides clarification on how to report shelter and housing services, explores the new semiannual PDF report format, and demonstrates how to upload semiannual reports into the JustGrants system. View the webinar presentation slides.

Data Dashboard Considerations

Considerations on data collection and performance measure reporting for OVC data dashboards. Data collection and performance measure reporting may vary by state.

OVC Human Trafficking - New Grantees Performance Reporting Training

February 2023

This recorded webinar is for new Human Trafficking victim service providers and Enhanced Collaborative Model task forces grantees funded by OVC in FY 2022 and forward. It provides information on performance measure reporting, reporting requirements and due dates, how to navigate the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) and complete quarterly performance measure reports, and upload semiannual reports into the JustGrants system. View the webinar presentation slides.

OVC Human Trafficking Program – Writing a Comprehensive Semiannual Report

January 2023

This recorded webinar is for Human Trafficking victim service providers and Enhanced Collaborative Model task forces funded by OVC in FY 2020 and forward. It provides information on the how collected quantitative performance measure data will inform semiannual narrative responses, shares new semiannual performance reporting tips and tricks, and shows grantees how examining their own grant performance measure data can build stories based on grant activity for their semiannual report responses. View the webinar presentation slides.

Victim Compensation - Writing a Comprehensive Annual Report

December 2022

This OVC webinar provides guidance for VOCA Victim Compensation Grantees on how to use the performance measure data entered into the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) to inform the annual report. During the webinar, members of the OVC’s performance measurement team provide information on the annual reporting questions and explore each question and what responses should entail. The team also highlights how a clear and concise annual report can tell the story of the qualitative data and the grant activities completed by grantees. View the webinar presentation.

Human Trafficking FY 2020-2022 Grantees: Performance Measurement Training

October 2022

This recorded webinar is for Human Trafficking victim service providers and Enhanced Collaborative Model task forces funded by OVC in FY 2020 and forward. It provides information on the performance reporting requirements, report types and due dates, and how to access and navigate the PMT platform for reporting purposes. View the webinar presentation slides.

Victim Assistance Writing an Impactful Annual Report Training Webinar

August 2022
This OVC webinar provides guidance for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees on how to use the performance measure data entered into the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) to inform the annual report. During the webinar, members of the OVC’s performance measurement team provide information on the annual reporting questions and explore each question and what responses should entail. The team also highlights how a clear and concise annual report can tell the story of the qualitative data and the grant activities completed grantees and subgrantees.

Transforming Victim Services - Writing Your Semiannual Narrative

June 2022
This recorded webinar helps Office for Victims of Crime grantees develop a common understanding of how collecting performance measure data informs the semiannual narrative report; provides information on the narrative questions and explores each question and what responses should entail; and highlights how a clear and concise semiannual narrative report can tell the story of the qualitative data.

View Updated Performance Measures Information for OVC Grantees

September 30, 2021

OVC sets program goals and collects performance measures data that capture grantees’ achievements.

We encourage OVC grantees to view recently updated performance measures content for information and recorded webinars covering—

  • reporting requirements and due dates;
  • data collection, tracking, and analysis;
  • the performance measures reporting process; and
  • troubleshooting strategies.

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Transforming Victims Services Performance Management: Introduction

September 2021
This recorded webinar provides OVC Transforming Victims Services grantees with information about their performance management responsibilities. Learn about what you need to know before logging into the reporting platform and how the OVC Performance Management Team can assist grantees with collecting, tracking, reporting, and analyzing your data.

How can grantees find support and resources?

Grantee Support and Resources

OVC aims to support all grantees in reporting performance measures data thoroughly and accurately. OVC provides grantees with resources, including performance measures questionnaires, solicitation maps to locate performance measures topic areas, and system user guides.

New to OVC performance reporting?

Start with these resources:

  1. Transforming Victim Services Performance Measurement Welcome Guide
  2. Transforming Victims Services Performance Management: Introduction Webinar
  3. Victim Assistance Performance...

Human Trafficking Grantee Performance Measures

Human Trafficking Grantee Performance Measures

OVC strives to uphold the intent of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and its subsequent reauthorizations to ensure that all trafficking victims receive justice and support in accessing the services they need.

OVC manages the largest amount of funding across the Federal Government dedicated to providing services to victims of human trafficking. OVC strengthens the response to human trafficking through grant...

Transforming Victim Services Discretionary Grantee Performance Measures

Transforming Victim Services Discretionary Grantee Performance Measures

Discretionary grants from OVC are used to fund national-scope projects and training and technical assistance to enhance the expertise of victim service providers. Such grants are awarded to states, local units of government, Tribal communities, individuals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations.

These funds implement promising practices, models, and programs, and are used to address gaps in training...